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27Sep 2017 by DS News Team

Optiwax Shows Its Ambitions By Putting Black UHF Tape On Market

If you're a skier who never tried Optiwax glide tapes thus far – you really don't have an excuse this upcoming season, as far as we're concerned. What is a glide tape? It is a highly fluorinated glide wax attached to a paper backing, which makes it extremely simple to apply. And economical too, if you remember how much high flouro waxes tend to cost. For the upcoming season the Finnish racing wax producer is expanding its " tapes line" with a new - and the most fancy - addition: Here's Black UHF tape Says Jari Joutsen, founder & CEO of MJ Optima-Sport Oy: "Last winter we wanted test out how hard wax material we can apply to the tape with our methods and we also wanted see the limits…

26Sep 2017 by DS News Team

Same Rollerskis For Everyone In Competitions Or Different? Now We Ask World’s Best Ski Marathoners

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This is Part 2 of our questionnaire: See here what rollerski marathon organizers had to say Today is a turn of some of the world's best marathoners - both on skis and rollerskis - to weigh in on the issue. Some rollerski races follow the rules of winter skis i.e. each racer performs on individually chosen and prepared skis. Others ( e.g. Blink, Allianslopper, recent Fiemme Rollerski Cup) go the opposite way: every member of the elite performs on identical rollerskis provided by a sponsor thus evening out the field somewhat What is a right way in your opinion? Which of the two options above you prefer when competing? =============================================================== Anders Aukland, Olympic & world champion, Vasaloppet winner: - If we want high-profile World Cup long distance skiers to participate , then…

25Sep 2017 by DS News Team

Rollerski Racing: Same Rollers For Everyone Or Each To His/Her Own?

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The eternal question for rollerski competitions of any size and importance : same gear for everyone or each to his/her own? The Dailyskier went to ask some of the world's top skiers as well as rollerski races organizers that very question: Some rollerski races follow the rules of winter skis i.e. each racer performs on individually chosen and prepared skis. Others ( e.g. Blink, Allianslopper, recent Fiemme Rollerski Cup) go the opposite way: every member of the elite performs on identical rollerskis provided by sponsor thus evening out the field somewhat What is a right way in your opinion? Which of the two options above you prefer when competing? We have received a lot of good, thoughtfull replies – and shall publish them in portions. Today's turn of race organizers: Ulf Stenman,…

24Sep 2017 by DS News Team

In Case You Missed It: Ski Running Is A Thing This Season

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10 km in 1h7m 37s might not impress you much – till you learn how this feat was accomplished. Over 30000 people took to the streets of the Russian capital last Sunday to run Moscow International Marathon – while most of them opted for time-tested style of Philippides of Athens, one participant was doing it...on skis https://www.instagram.com/p/BZbOFujHeCQ/ Aleksei Shcheglov, co-founder of Moscow ski club GoldFinch Team, chose that somewhat unusual running style to raise awareness of cross country skiing – and, presumably, to promote his club's colors. Enthusiastic social media commentators cheered and wanted to know what skis were up to task ( hint: Karjala Sorsu are all the rage this season in” asphalt ski racing” ) Others wanted to know whether the new “record holder” recommends scraping or waxing…

21Sep 2017 by DS News Team

Aline Who Trains For PyeongChang And Who Never Gives Up

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When you get tired, when you get bored, when you get too comfy in your bed in the morning to come out to train – think of Aline Rocha and how she deals with problems, frustrations and barriers in life. ....As a teenager, the 26-year-old Brazilian was not interested in sports. "I was always shy, I did not like physical activity." In 2006, when she was 15, a car accident left her paraplegic - but took her into the world of Parathletics Coming to the home Paralympics in Rio in 2016, Aline was already one of the top ranking marathoners in T54 class and was considered to be a real medal contender. The race didn't quite go her way – still, Aline finished in a respectable 10th Place. After that,…

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